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Olympic Stadium (Russian: Олимпийский стадион) (known locally as Olimpiyskiy) was an indoor arena located in Moscow, Russia. It was built for the 1980 Summer Olympics and, divided into two separated halls, hosted the basketball and boxing events.
The Grand Sports Arena of the Luzhniki Olympic Complex, commonly known as Luzhniki Stadium, is the national stadium of Russia, located in its capital city, Moscow. Its total seating capacity of 78,011 makes it the largest football stadium in Russia and the ninth-largest stadium in Europe.
The building was completed by the beginning of the Olympic Games. At that time, it was the biggest roofed stadium in Europe.
Luzhniki Stadium served as the centrepiece stadium of the 1980 Olympics, hosting the opening and closing ceremonies, athletics events, football finals, and equestrian programme. In 1982, a stadium disaster took place at the stadium during a second round UEFA Cup match between FC Spartak and Dutch side HFC Haarlem.
Luzhniki Palace of Sports, formerly the Palace of Sports of the Central Lenin Stadium, is a sports arena in Moscow, Russia, a part of the Luzhniki Olympic Complex. Built in 1956, it originally had a spectator capacity of 13,700.
May 8, 2018 · Built in 1956, Luzhniki Olympic Complex has hosted many spectacular events, including 1980 Summer Olympics. The original stadium was demolished in 2013 to be rebuilt for 2018 FIFA World Cup. The revamped stadium lost its athletics tracks and its capacity expanded to hold 81 000 people.
History. 2018 FIFA World Cup. In the summer of 2018 Luzhniki was the main stadium for the FIFA World Cup. The Big Sports Arena hosted the opening match, three group-stage matches, a round-of-16 match, a semi-final and the final. Forty-five facilities were built or upgraded in the Olympic Complex for the FIFA World Cup.
